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vein

 
 
/veɪn/ noun [C]

Definition

BLOOD one of the tubes in your body that carries blood to your heart
LEAF one of the thin lines on a leaf
(Definition of vein noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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